Weather in Alexandria, Minnesota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Alexandria, MN
Sunday, May 17 at 12:53 AM
61
°
Clear
Feels like
54°
Humidity
38%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
8:47 PM
Alexandria, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
7p
63°
10%
8p
61°
21%
9p
62°
13%
10p
60°
11p
59°
12a
58°
1a
55°
2a
54°
3a
53°
4a
51°
5a
51°
6a
53°
7a
59°
8a
65°
9a
69°
10a
73°
11a
76°
12p
78°
1p
80°
2p
81°
3p
80°
4p
80°
5p
78°
6p
Alexandria, MN
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Partly Cloudy—70°47°
- SundayMay 17Rain62%61°46°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle64%56°44°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle64%44°40°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—60°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast22%65°43°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle22%56°51°
Alexandria, MN
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Alexandria, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
N
352° · veering 33°
Direction
N
352°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 9
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Alexandria, MN
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 80.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.5 Low
Alexandria, MN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:14 AM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
14h 59m
Sunset
8:47 PM
Civil dusk
2:23 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Alexandria, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:46 AM
- Moonset
- 2:26 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Alexandria, MN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Alexandria at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Cool-season window is open
As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).